the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
producer (film, TV, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
now; the present time; just now; another; more
magazine; journal; periodical
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
human being; human; person; character (of a person)